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G. HARVEY.

(NoMddeL) CAR SEAT.-

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF ICE.

GEORGE HARVEY, OF VINNIPEG, MANITOBA, CANADA.

CAR-=SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 358,266, dated.February 22, 1887.

Application filed June 3, 1886. Serial No. 204,044. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE HARVEY,t subject of the Queen of GreatBritain, residing at Winnipeg, in the Province of Manitoba and Dominionof Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCar-Seats; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to car-seats, the object being to provide a backwhich will recline and conform to the back of the passenger, therebyaffording an easy and comfortable seat.

A further object of the invention is to provide a car-seat which shallbe simple in its construction, strong and durable, and cheap tomanufacture.

With the above and other objects in view the invention consists in thecombinatiomwith a supporting-frame, of a seat and a sectional back forthe same.

The invention further consists in the combination, with asupporting-frame, of a seat, a sectional back, and springs secured tosaid back to hold the sections inplace.

The invention further consists in the improved construction andcombinations of parts hereinafter fully described, and pointed out inthe claims.

In the drawings, Figurel is a sectional elevation of a car-seatembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail View.

Corresponding parts in both the figures are denoted by the samelettersof reference.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the car-seat proper. I

B represents the armrest, which is secured at the upper end of asupporting-frame, O, which supporting -frame comprises the up rights a,connected by the integral cross-bar a. The armrest B is provided on itsunder side, about midway its ends, with an elongated recess, b.

D represents a fiat spring, the lower end of which is seated in arecess, 0, in the rail (1 of the seat, and has its upper end bent toform a loop or eye, (1, which upper end is located in the elongatedrecess b.

E represents the back of the seat, which is composed of a series ofindependent sections, F.

Located on the rear faces of the sections F, and secured thereto byclamps, catches, or staples e, are flat springs G, which serve to holdthe sections in place, and yet allow them to yield to conform to theback of the passenger occupying the seat.

H represents an arm, which is pivoted to the side of the back at oneend, and connected with the loop or eye of the spring D by a pivotbolt,9. Said spring, as will be seen, allows the back of the car-seat to setat an incline. By the weight of the passenger the incline will beincreased, and when said weight or force is removed the back is drawn toits normal position by the spring.

It will be understood that in use two of the springs D and twoconnecting-arms H are employed.

In Fig. 2 I have illustrated a detail view of the upper section, F, ofthe back. This sec tion is adjustable vertically, to. form a support forthe head of the passenger, by means of setscrews h, which secure theclamps e in place, so that by loosening said set-screws the uppersection may be moved vertically and secured in its adjusted position.

The improvement before described is simple in its construction, strongand durable, cheap to manufacture, and affords an easy and comfortablecar-seat.

Having thus described my invention,what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-seat, the combination, with the seat proper and thearm-rests secured thereto, of the back having arms secured thereto, andthe flat vertical springs secured to the seat proper and connected withsaid arms at their upper ends, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the seat proper, the arm-rests secured theretoand formed with recesses, and the springs secured to the seat frame attheir lower ends and working in said recesses at their upper ends, ofthe back and arms, and the arms pivotaliy connecting the the back andconnected with the free end of back with the upper ends of the springs,snbthe spring, as set forth. :0 stantialiy as set forth. In testimonywhereof I affix my signature in 3. In a car-seat, the combination, withthe presence of two Witnesses. 5 seat proper, of a back composed of aseries of GEORGE HARVEY.

sections, springs connecting said sections, the \Vitnesses: arnrrestsupported by a frame, a spring se- EDWARD LUNN,

cured to said frame, and an arm secured to JOHN MERRIQK BATEMAN.

